Diet Quality and Epigenetic Aging in the Women's Health Initiative.

Lindsay M Reynolds, Denise K Houston, Meghan B Skiba, Eric A Whitsel, James D Stewart, Yun Li, Anthony S Zannas, Themistocles L Assimes, Steve Horvath, Parveen Bhatti, Andrea A Baccarelli, Janet A Tooze, Mara Z Vitolins

Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Electronic address: [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

Higher diet quality scores are associated with a lower risk for many chronic diseases and all-cause mortality; however, it is unclear if diet quality is associated with aging biology.

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Research summary

The paper investigates the association between diet quality and epigenetic aging, which is pertinent to understanding the biological mechanisms of aging. While it contributes to the field by exploring how dietary factors may influence aging processes, the findings appear to be solid but not groundbreaking, thus limiting its overall impact.

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